Nanjing Normal University ranked 70th in China, 767th in the global 2024 rating, and scored in the TOP 50% across 148 research topics. Nanjing Normal University ranking is based on 3 factors: research output (EduRank's index has 36,230 academic publications and 477,247 citations attributed to the university), non-academic reputation, and the impact of 9 notable alumni.
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Engineering rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 95th for Engineering in China and 651st in the World with 20,587 publications made and 316,071 citations received. Main research topics: Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Metallurgical Engineering.
| Engineering ranking | Location |
| #95 of 560 | In China |
| #194 of 2,809 | In Asia |
| #651 of 6,684 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Engineering Publications & Citations
| Year | Engineering publications | Engineering citations |
| 1991 | 7 | 8 |
| 1992 | 18 | 14 |
| 1993 | 20 | 23 |
| 1994 | 16 | 18 |
| 1995 | 16 | 28 |
| 1996 | 24 | 37 |
| 1997 | 44 | 35 |
| 1998 | 39 | 69 |
| 1999 | 51 | 104 |
| 2000 | 52 | 133 |
| 2001 | 86 | 156 |
| 2002 | 133 | 190 |
| 2003 | 198 | 278 |
| 2004 | 385 | 464 |
| 2005 | 485 | 661 |
| 2006 | 544 | 1066 |
| 2007 | 645 | 1546 |
| 2008 | 684 | 2121 |
| 2009 | 794 | 2705 |
| 2010 | 823 | 3437 |
| 2011 | 714 | 4110 |
| 2012 | 658 | 4854 |
| 2013 | 730 | 6309 |
| 2014 | 772 | 7812 |
| 2015 | 730 | 9574 |
| 2016 | 727 | 11534 |
| 2017 | 860 | 14560 |
| 2018 | 1181 | 19038 |
| 2019 | 1425 | 26319 |
| 2020 | 1486 | 33819 |
| 2021 | 1825 | 44557 |
| 2022 | 2041 | 56370 |
| 2023 | 2111 | 62248 |
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Physics rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 83rd for Physics in China and 611th in the World with 19,983 publications made and 326,941 citations received. Main research topics: Quantum and Particle physics, Materials Science, Optical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Astrophysics and Astronomy.
| Physics ranking | Location |
| #83 of 556 | In China |
| #174 of 2,786 | In Asia |
| #611 of 6,603 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Physics Publications & Citations
| Year | Physics publications | Physics citations |
| 1991 | 7 | 9 |
| 1992 | 17 | 11 |
| 1993 | 22 | 24 |
| 1994 | 18 | 19 |
| 1995 | 19 | 29 |
| 1996 | 28 | 38 |
| 1997 | 55 | 52 |
| 1998 | 43 | 89 |
| 1999 | 66 | 116 |
| 2000 | 68 | 157 |
| 2001 | 105 | 180 |
| 2002 | 158 | 273 |
| 2003 | 222 | 354 |
| 2004 | 400 | 537 |
| 2005 | 492 | 808 |
| 2006 | 532 | 1227 |
| 2007 | 612 | 1805 |
| 2008 | 659 | 2442 |
| 2009 | 734 | 2993 |
| 2010 | 753 | 3691 |
| 2011 | 644 | 4279 |
| 2012 | 651 | 5146 |
| 2013 | 697 | 6563 |
| 2014 | 780 | 8136 |
| 2015 | 763 | 9776 |
| 2016 | 741 | 11843 |
| 2017 | 874 | 14850 |
| 2018 | 1141 | 19199 |
| 2019 | 1349 | 26032 |
| 2020 | 1442 | 32724 |
| 2021 | 1747 | 42668 |
| 2022 | 1945 | 53072 |
| 2023 | 1940 | 58171 |
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Biology rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 87th for Biology in China and 734th in the World with 19,788 publications made and 356,584 citations received. Main research topics: Biochemistry, Genetics, Paleontology, Nanotechnology, Botany.
| Biology ranking | Location |
| #87 of 551 | In China |
| #212 of 2,814 | In Asia |
| #734 of 6,770 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Biology Publications & Citations
| Year | Biology publications | Biology citations |
| 1991 | 7 | 6 |
| 1992 | 8 | 10 |
| 1993 | 11 | 10 |
| 1994 | 10 | 14 |
| 1995 | 13 | 21 |
| 1996 | 13 | 27 |
| 1997 | 25 | 25 |
| 1998 | 32 | 37 |
| 1999 | 43 | 53 |
| 2000 | 52 | 75 |
| 2001 | 68 | 108 |
| 2002 | 123 | 139 |
| 2003 | 178 | 265 |
| 2004 | 328 | 348 |
| 2005 | 444 | 654 |
| 2006 | 509 | 1072 |
| 2007 | 621 | 1759 |
| 2008 | 571 | 2281 |
| 2009 | 640 | 3018 |
| 2010 | 696 | 3908 |
| 2011 | 677 | 4838 |
| 2012 | 703 | 5985 |
| 2013 | 708 | 7447 |
| 2014 | 815 | 9560 |
| 2015 | 785 | 11372 |
| 2016 | 768 | 13381 |
| 2017 | 842 | 16474 |
| 2018 | 1079 | 21051 |
| 2019 | 1345 | 28065 |
| 2020 | 1476 | 35822 |
| 2021 | 1792 | 47418 |
| 2022 | 2076 | 60017 |
| 2023 | 2059 | 66177 |
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Environmental Science rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 76th for Environmental Science in China and 612th in the World with 18,503 publications made and 239,072 citations received. Main research topics: Geography and Cartography, Geology, Ecology, Paleontology, Oceanography.
| Environmental Science ranking | Location |
| #76 of 552 | In China |
| #146 of 2,811 | In Asia |
| #612 of 6,798 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Environmental Science Publications & Citations
| Year | Environmental Science publications | Environmental Science citations |
| 1991 | 8 | 6 |
| 1992 | 5 | 7 |
| 1993 | 9 | 10 |
| 1994 | 5 | 13 |
| 1995 | 13 | 15 |
| 1996 | 15 | 14 |
| 1997 | 18 | 16 |
| 1998 | 27 | 43 |
| 1999 | 34 | 53 |
| 2000 | 37 | 72 |
| 2001 | 91 | 89 |
| 2002 | 141 | 140 |
| 2003 | 195 | 243 |
| 2004 | 387 | 274 |
| 2005 | 499 | 474 |
| 2006 | 595 | 742 |
| 2007 | 716 | 1169 |
| 2008 | 671 | 1486 |
| 2009 | 774 | 2075 |
| 2010 | 779 | 2713 |
| 2011 | 713 | 3332 |
| 2012 | 657 | 3966 |
| 2013 | 665 | 4858 |
| 2014 | 718 | 6276 |
| 2015 | 682 | 7088 |
| 2016 | 555 | 8336 |
| 2017 | 661 | 10307 |
| 2018 | 868 | 13136 |
| 2019 | 1146 | 18128 |
| 2020 | 1291 | 24171 |
| 2021 | 1581 | 33188 |
| 2022 | 1840 | 44002 |
| 2023 | 1863 | 48844 |
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Chemistry rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 99th for Chemistry in China and 721st in the World with 18,138 publications made and 331,563 citations received. Main research topics: Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Materials Science, Chemical Engineering, Physical chemistry.
| Chemistry ranking | Location |
| #99 of 546 | In China |
| #228 of 2,750 | In Asia |
| #721 of 6,447 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Chemistry Publications & Citations
| Year | Chemistry publications | Chemistry citations |
| 1991 | 5 | 8 |
| 1992 | 14 | 8 |
| 1993 | 20 | 20 |
| 1994 | 17 | 14 |
| 1995 | 16 | 27 |
| 1996 | 18 | 35 |
| 1997 | 39 | 36 |
| 1998 | 39 | 66 |
| 1999 | 51 | 102 |
| 2000 | 50 | 127 |
| 2001 | 63 | 141 |
| 2002 | 107 | 199 |
| 2003 | 153 | 244 |
| 2004 | 257 | 404 |
| 2005 | 339 | 651 |
| 2006 | 378 | 1051 |
| 2007 | 479 | 1632 |
| 2008 | 497 | 2133 |
| 2009 | 535 | 2694 |
| 2010 | 562 | 3421 |
| 2011 | 542 | 4274 |
| 2012 | 596 | 5351 |
| 2013 | 650 | 6764 |
| 2014 | 774 | 8675 |
| 2015 | 723 | 10414 |
| 2016 | 751 | 12487 |
| 2017 | 844 | 15472 |
| 2018 | 1080 | 19952 |
| 2019 | 1273 | 26871 |
| 2020 | 1410 | 34179 |
| 2021 | 1673 | 44929 |
| 2022 | 1939 | 56882 |
| 2023 | 1984 | 62801 |
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Liberal Arts & Social Sciences rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 61st for Liberal Arts & Social Sciences in China and 809th in the World with 15,734 publications made and 126,016 citations received. Main research topics: Philosophy, Political Science, Law, History, Archaeology.
| Liberal Arts & Social Sciences ranking | Location |
| #61 of 561 | In China |
| #125 of 2,845 | In Asia |
| #809 of 7,020 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Publications & Citations
| Year | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences publications | Liberal Arts & Social Sciences citations |
| 1991 | 6 | 4 |
| 1992 | 10 | 9 |
| 1993 | 6 | 6 |
| 1994 | 7 | 9 |
| 1995 | 8 | 11 |
| 1996 | 12 | 12 |
| 1997 | 15 | 18 |
| 1998 | 14 | 23 |
| 1999 | 24 | 33 |
| 2000 | 58 | 45 |
| 2001 | 135 | 59 |
| 2002 | 164 | 81 |
| 2003 | 263 | 122 |
| 2004 | 536 | 176 |
| 2005 | 677 | 279 |
| 2006 | 786 | 468 |
| 2007 | 830 | 779 |
| 2008 | 786 | 965 |
| 2009 | 855 | 1368 |
| 2010 | 826 | 1820 |
| 2011 | 788 | 1978 |
| 2012 | 638 | 2467 |
| 2013 | 549 | 2821 |
| 2014 | 565 | 3541 |
| 2015 | 525 | 3987 |
| 2016 | 367 | 4496 |
| 2017 | 421 | 5412 |
| 2018 | 585 | 6988 |
| 2019 | 696 | 9416 |
| 2020 | 860 | 12440 |
| 2021 | 1051 | 17622 |
| 2022 | 1220 | 23552 |
| 2023 | 1301 | 26847 |
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Computer Science rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 85th for Computer Science in China and 762nd in the World with 14,388 publications made and 137,730 citations received. Main research topics: Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, Telecommunications, Computer Vision, Computer Networking.
| Computer Science ranking | Location |
| #85 of 561 | In China |
| #188 of 2,809 | In Asia |
| #762 of 6,752 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Computer Science Publications & Citations
| Year | Computer Science publications | Computer Science citations |
| 1991 | 4 | 3 |
| 1992 | 10 | 5 |
| 1993 | 8 | 9 |
| 1994 | 6 | 7 |
| 1995 | 6 | 6 |
| 1996 | 18 | 9 |
| 1997 | 9 | 17 |
| 1998 | 17 | 32 |
| 1999 | 16 | 26 |
| 2000 | 39 | 39 |
| 2001 | 87 | 47 |
| 2002 | 105 | 69 |
| 2003 | 182 | 99 |
| 2004 | 348 | 184 |
| 2005 | 449 | 248 |
| 2006 | 536 | 500 |
| 2007 | 586 | 739 |
| 2008 | 574 | 1061 |
| 2009 | 708 | 1434 |
| 2010 | 717 | 1828 |
| 2011 | 597 | 2069 |
| 2012 | 502 | 2323 |
| 2013 | 498 | 2951 |
| 2014 | 506 | 3646 |
| 2015 | 505 | 4428 |
| 2016 | 472 | 5344 |
| 2017 | 520 | 6804 |
| 2018 | 732 | 8986 |
| 2019 | 850 | 11690 |
| 2020 | 934 | 15256 |
| 2021 | 1106 | 19877 |
| 2022 | 1288 | 24956 |
| 2023 | 1320 | 27554 |
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Medicine rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 99th for Medicine in China and 1095th in the World with 8,780 publications made and 124,040 citations received. Main research topics: Pathology, Psychiatry, Immunology, Public Health, Anatomy and Physiology.
| Medicine ranking | Location |
| #99 of 546 | In China |
| #332 of 2,781 | In Asia |
| #1095 of 6,680 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Medicine Publications & Citations
| Year | Medicine publications | Medicine citations |
| 1991 | 4 | 1 |
| 1992 | 7 | 3 |
| 1993 | 7 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 7 | 7 |
| 1996 | 5 | 5 |
| 1997 | 12 | 10 |
| 1998 | 10 | 11 |
| 1999 | 10 | 18 |
| 2000 | 18 | 32 |
| 2001 | 34 | 38 |
| 2002 | 59 | 52 |
| 2003 | 82 | 97 |
| 2004 | 155 | 140 |
| 2005 | 214 | 199 |
| 2006 | 227 | 358 |
| 2007 | 286 | 573 |
| 2008 | 284 | 791 |
| 2009 | 328 | 973 |
| 2010 | 308 | 1243 |
| 2011 | 301 | 1594 |
| 2012 | 312 | 2100 |
| 2013 | 322 | 2487 |
| 2014 | 354 | 3262 |
| 2015 | 342 | 4169 |
| 2016 | 333 | 4938 |
| 2017 | 404 | 6112 |
| 2018 | 487 | 7546 |
| 2019 | 547 | 10194 |
| 2020 | 639 | 13155 |
| 2021 | 758 | 17488 |
| 2022 | 921 | 22001 |
| 2023 | 890 | 23894 |
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Mathematics rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 84th for Mathematics in China and 666th in the World with 8,667 publications made and 91,709 citations received. Main research topics: Statistics, Math Teachers, Applied Mathematics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Blockchain and Cryptography.
| Mathematics ranking | Location |
| #84 of 550 | In China |
| #160 of 2,673 | In Asia |
| #666 of 6,305 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Mathematics Publications & Citations
| Year | Mathematics publications | Mathematics citations |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 |
| 1992 | 3 | 7 |
| 1993 | 10 | 9 |
| 1994 | 4 | 4 |
| 1995 | 4 | 8 |
| 1996 | 10 | 6 |
| 1997 | 7 | 10 |
| 1998 | 9 | 20 |
| 1999 | 8 | 18 |
| 2000 | 25 | 19 |
| 2001 | 59 | 54 |
| 2002 | 75 | 52 |
| 2003 | 110 | 89 |
| 2004 | 228 | 128 |
| 2005 | 268 | 173 |
| 2006 | 284 | 282 |
| 2007 | 350 | 518 |
| 2008 | 367 | 747 |
| 2009 | 456 | 948 |
| 2010 | 442 | 1285 |
| 2011 | 388 | 1479 |
| 2012 | 328 | 1586 |
| 2013 | 347 | 2117 |
| 2014 | 327 | 2448 |
| 2015 | 339 | 2872 |
| 2016 | 276 | 3289 |
| 2017 | 307 | 4025 |
| 2018 | 407 | 5218 |
| 2019 | 481 | 6972 |
| 2020 | 574 | 8602 |
| 2021 | 661 | 11097 |
| 2022 | 713 | 13710 |
| 2023 | 731 | 14941 |
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Psychology rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 86th for Psychology in China and 950th in the World with 6,690 publications made and 55,776 citations received. Main research topics: Social Psychology, Neuroscience, Education Majors, Psychiatry, Cognitive Science.
| Psychology ranking | Location |
| #86 of 549 | In China |
| #241 of 2,703 | In Asia |
| #950 of 6,528 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Psychology Publications & Citations
| Year | Psychology publications | Psychology citations |
| 1991 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 2 |
| 1993 | 5 | 2 |
| 1994 | 3 | 2 |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 |
| 1996 | 7 | 6 |
| 1997 | 5 | 8 |
| 1998 | 4 | 11 |
| 1999 | 5 | 13 |
| 2000 | 25 | 27 |
| 2001 | 44 | 38 |
| 2002 | 66 | 23 |
| 2003 | 97 | 41 |
| 2004 | 201 | 73 |
| 2005 | 265 | 91 |
| 2006 | 305 | 147 |
| 2007 | 299 | 180 |
| 2008 | 274 | 296 |
| 2009 | 328 | 293 |
| 2010 | 322 | 399 |
| 2011 | 309 | 522 |
| 2012 | 233 | 584 |
| 2013 | 217 | 782 |
| 2014 | 228 | 1067 |
| 2015 | 263 | 1575 |
| 2016 | 200 | 2097 |
| 2017 | 228 | 2881 |
| 2018 | 292 | 3719 |
| 2019 | 347 | 4845 |
| 2020 | 390 | 6205 |
| 2021 | 497 | 7679 |
| 2022 | 585 | 9817 |
| 2023 | 583 | 11054 |
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Business rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 78th for Business in China and 803rd in the World with 5,986 publications made and 45,792 citations received. Main research topics: Management, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Systems, Advertising.
| Business ranking | Location |
| #78 of 556 | In China |
| #171 of 2,579 | In Asia |
| #803 of 6,187 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Business Publications & Citations
| Year | Business publications | Business citations |
| 1991 | 2 | 1 |
| 1992 | 2 | 2 |
| 1993 | 1 | 3 |
| 1994 | 3 | 4 |
| 1995 | 1 | 6 |
| 1996 | 2 | 6 |
| 1997 | 2 | 7 |
| 1998 | 1 | 6 |
| 1999 | 5 | 7 |
| 2000 | 18 | 12 |
| 2001 | 25 | 15 |
| 2002 | 41 | 18 |
| 2003 | 81 | 40 |
| 2004 | 194 | 66 |
| 2005 | 248 | 95 |
| 2006 | 271 | 200 |
| 2007 | 267 | 326 |
| 2008 | 304 | 563 |
| 2009 | 348 | 744 |
| 2010 | 319 | 937 |
| 2011 | 288 | 966 |
| 2012 | 255 | 1110 |
| 2013 | 252 | 1378 |
| 2014 | 215 | 1620 |
| 2015 | 210 | 1619 |
| 2016 | 151 | 2017 |
| 2017 | 175 | 2434 |
| 2018 | 239 | 2911 |
| 2019 | 310 | 3917 |
| 2020 | 334 | 4861 |
| 2021 | 413 | 6278 |
| 2022 | 453 | 7978 |
| 2023 | 499 | 9219 |
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Economics rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 63rd for Economics in China and 716th in the World with 4,876 publications made and 32,742 citations received. Main research topics: Development Studies, Finance, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, Environmental Economics, International Trade.
| Economics ranking | Location |
| #63 of 542 | In China |
| #132 of 2,461 | In Asia |
| #716 of 5,995 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Economics Publications & Citations
| Year | Economics publications | Economics citations |
| 1991 | 2 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 4 |
| 1993 | 5 | 3 |
| 1994 | 5 | 5 |
| 1995 | 1 | 3 |
| 1996 | 3 | 3 |
| 1997 | 3 | 10 |
| 1998 | 4 | 10 |
| 1999 | 6 | 11 |
| 2000 | 20 | 12 |
| 2001 | 30 | 20 |
| 2002 | 57 | 24 |
| 2003 | 81 | 48 |
| 2004 | 178 | 51 |
| 2005 | 220 | 76 |
| 2006 | 193 | 100 |
| 2007 | 261 | 165 |
| 2008 | 266 | 215 |
| 2009 | 282 | 295 |
| 2010 | 274 | 411 |
| 2011 | 245 | 424 |
| 2012 | 232 | 502 |
| 2013 | 208 | 665 |
| 2014 | 179 | 747 |
| 2015 | 174 | 787 |
| 2016 | 104 | 907 |
| 2017 | 101 | 1159 |
| 2018 | 149 | 1583 |
| 2019 | 238 | 2484 |
| 2020 | 254 | 3258 |
| 2021 | 289 | 4412 |
| 2022 | 367 | 6416 |
| 2023 | 401 | 7577 |
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Art & Design rankings
Nanjing Normal University ranked 57th for Art & Design in China and 653rd in the World with 4,003 publications made and 16,369 citations received. Main research topics: Literature, Fashion Design, Aesthetics, Computer Graphics, Creative Writing.
Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.
| Art & Design ranking | Location |
| #57 of 550 | In China |
| #111 of 2,302 | In Asia |
| #653 of 5,720 | In the World |
Nanjing Normal University
Art & Design Publications & Citations
| Year | Art & Design publications | Art & Design citations |
| 1991 | 0 | 1 |
| 1992 | 4 | 2 |
| 1993 | 3 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 1 |
| 1998 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 3 | 0 |
| 2000 | 15 | 7 |
| 2001 | 68 | 8 |
| 2002 | 54 | 11 |
| 2003 | 91 | 15 |
| 2004 | 181 | 21 |
| 2005 | 235 | 33 |
| 2006 | 277 | 84 |
| 2007 | 275 | 103 |
| 2008 | 234 | 109 |
| 2009 | 267 | 183 |
| 2010 | 253 | 226 |
| 2011 | 236 | 265 |
| 2012 | 148 | 319 |
| 2013 | 121 | 379 |
| 2014 | 136 | 486 |
| 2015 | 127 | 430 |
| 2016 | 73 | 588 |
| 2017 | 88 | 802 |
| 2018 | 103 | 976 |
| 2019 | 134 | 1268 |
| 2020 | 162 | 1671 |
| 2021 | 206 | 2450 |
| 2022 | 239 | 3341 |
| 2023 | 240 | 3680 |
The following table provides academic rankings for Nanjing Normal University in various areas of Art & Design.
